French Soccer League Predictions and Discussion Thread (Ligue 1)

[Doell]

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Lyon and Lorient match ended in a draw even though the initial match was very exciting, it looked like Lorient would dominate the match but that was only the beginning and it turns out that Lyon was able to compete well today, making comeback after knowing strategy used by Lorient and one side it seems that Lyon has started to improve it performance for immediately rise to avoid the relegation zone.
Because at this time if Lyon not immediately improve quality of its performance, I'm sure it not be able to escape the relegation zone, but if it want to remain in League 1, Fabio Grosso must immediately find a way to find strategy to leave the relegation zone and Lyon should compete at home to be able to get the opportunity to steal it. 3 points from Lorient but unfortunately failed.
Actually, if you are successful in getting 3 points in next match, you can also get 3 points against Clermont. I believe Lyon position will be better and after seeing Lyon current performance, I have little doubt that Lyon will not be able to beat Clermont in next match.

Yes, unfortunately Lyon match ended in a draw result, bad enough Lyon couldn't maintain their lead. The fans I think very disappointed with that result, anyway Lyon gave good hope in the first half, but disappointed in the second half. But yeah, a draw is not too bad rather than a loss. Lyon performance is still unstable, but we saw the difference in the match against Lorient at first half. And I think there is a possibility that Fabio Grosso can improve Lyon performance in the upcoming match against Clermont, but I'm not too sure either.

[Docnaster]

In the match against Rennes, PSG played very well and Vitinha scored the opening goal for PSG. 4 minutes later, Hakimi took advantage of a pass from Warren and was able to convert it into a goal. while Mbappe, he wasted several big opportunities that he had. one more thing, I think Enrique should play Gomcalo Ramos more as a supersub player. he would be better off playing as a substitute, rather than playing as the main starter. and the ideal one is Kolo Muani, in fact he is able to position himself well when Hakimi passes and scores.
Furthermore, PSG will host Strasbourg next week. If Enrique maintains his system, and at the same time gives Randal Kolo Muani a chance, I'm sure they will win the match again. Well, one thing I understand based on my point of view. PSG's problem is their center forward, but it's worth remembering that both Goncalo Ramos and Randal Kolo Muani are not ready-to-use players who always score goals. but as they develop, these players will reach their level of play. and for me, Kolo Muani is more ideal as a center forward. However, it still needs time.
Next, Assensio will return to playing with his colleagues.  He can be relied on by Enqiue and can be a center forward option in their squad. Finally, this match is according to what I predicted, even their odds are quite good at @1.94.

To be honest, with the way PSG performed in their previous matches I didn't expect them to win against Rennes especially away from home, but I was impressed and I hope they've rediscovered their form with this current win, i love the way Hakimi plays he a very talented player and has contributed alot to PSG'S success this season and I'm not really suprised he scored in the match.

 PSG are the title defenders and therefore they shouldn't be dropping points and I love that they claimed all 3 points against Rennes yesterday and have moved up in the table to the 3rd place, and 2 points behind the current league leaders Monaco, the gap is not very wide therefore they need to win Strasbourg in their next game to close in on Monaco and probably top if they carelessly drop points,  PSG would be playing at home and have more advantage to win the game.

Despite their recent performances and results from previous games, Paris Saint Germaine is the strongest French club at the moment and that's why I've never doubted their strength as team and what they're capable of doing when playing at their best.
After the goalless draw with Clermont and the defeat in the UEFA Champions League last week at Newcastle, I know PSG manager Luis Enrique would definitely have a change of tactical approach that'll help them best Rennes yesterday. Kylian Mbappe didn't score in that game but was instrumental to his team's victory

[bering]

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Lyon and Lorient match ended in a draw even though the initial match was very exciting, it looked like Lorient would dominate the match but that was only the beginning and it turns out that Lyon was able to compete well today, making comeback after knowing strategy used by Lorient and one side it seems that Lyon has started to improve it performance for immediately rise to avoid the relegation zone.
Because at this time if Lyon not immediately improve quality of its performance, I'm sure it not be able to escape the relegation zone, but if it want to remain in League 1, Fabio Grosso must immediately find a way to find strategy to leave the relegation zone and Lyon should compete at home to be able to get the opportunity to steal it. 3 points from Lorient but unfortunately failed.
Actually, if you are successful in getting 3 points in next match, you can also get 3 points against Clermont. I believe Lyon position will be better and after seeing Lyon current performance, I have little doubt that Lyon will not be able to beat Clermont in next match.

Yes, unfortunately Lyon match ended in a draw result, bad enough Lyon couldn't maintain their lead. The fans I think very disappointed with that result, anyway Lyon gave good hope in the first half, but disappointed in the second half. But yeah, a draw is not too bad rather than a loss. Lyon performance is still unstable, but we saw the difference in the match against Lorient at first half. And I think there is a possibility that Fabio Grosso can improve Lyon performance in the upcoming match against Clermont, but I'm not too sure either.

Lyon have good chances to won the match especially after they leading the game with scores 3-1 in the first half but unfortunately Lyon players seems lost to focus even 3rd goal from Lorient is pure from Lyon player mistakes and after 3 matches with Grosso Lyon only able to collect 1 points which this is poor records since Grosso handle this team but there is a hope for them because if we see from Lyon upcoming opponent Lyon only will fight against weak team Clermont and we all know Clermont had worst statistics if we compared to Lyon so in my opinion Lyon have to utilized this match to bounce back and return to winning ways and i am sure Lyon can able to do that

[rendravolt]

It's a shame that Lens failed to win at home in the match against Lille last night and made them only draw 1-1. In fact, Lens have a full chance of winning, especially since they are the hosts and their previous victory against Arsenal in the Champions League or the previous week when they beat Strasbourg is expected to increase their confidence in being able to win again.

But unfortunately it didn't go quite smoothly because after all the opponent was Lille and from the start this was a match that was quite balanced in terms of squad depth. Even so, at least Lens can still secure one point to continue advancing to a better position and for Lille they have to be thrown to 7th place in the standings after only managing to get one point in this match.

[Jody.Drummer]

PSG is highly inconsistent during their games,sometimes they destroy good teams like they did to Lyon some time ago and like they did to Rennes this weekend.Monaco is a strong contender this year but they are not consistent either so it will be interesting to see how it folds out between these two teams as honestly I doubt Nice would be any real danger or any real contender to the title despite being high in the standings just check how many goals they have scored and you will agree with me.Marseille also looks distant from the title fight so far but Marseille is a team that when it gets steam it can be a really consistent winning team so let's wait and see.

What they have achieved is inseparable from their internal problems, which have made them what they are today. Inconsistency has been a problem for them for a long time, even last season they also felt the same way, and it's just not what we see now. Now will they continue to be in this state? Who is responsible? maybe here is not a big problem, because they can still compete for the title, but the problem is when they are in the Champions League.
There their players can't perform like they did in Ligue 1, because it's very different there.

Every league in Europe except Ligue 1 is very competitive. In the Bundesliga teams like Bayern Munich, Leverkusen and  Dortmund are fighting for the title. Both Manchester City and Arsenal are chasing the title in the  Premier League.

In La Liga, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will fight for the title.  Only in Ligue 1 do we see every team's performance erratic. Even PSG's performance has also been erratic, but what makes PSG ahead of other teams is that they have a strong squad as well as a  very experienced coach. This is why they have the highest chance of winning the title in Ligue 1. And maybe in the next few weeks we will see them at the top of the Ligue 1 table.

If other leagues compete competitively because they compete consistently, while here we compete in inconsistency, right? lol
You're right, when I look at other leagues, the passion is different than when I look at this Ligue 1. Actually this is not something new here, because the past few seasons they have also shown something similar. Even a club like Paris Saint Germain who is labeled as the strongest club here is still inconsistent in their play. Well at least the competition is still here even with a different situation.

[Hirose UK]

PSG is highly inconsistent during their games,sometimes they destroy good teams like they did to Lyon some time ago and like they did to Rennes this weekend.Monaco is a strong contender this year but they are not consistent either so it will be interesting to see how it folds out between these two teams as honestly I doubt Nice would be any real danger or any real contender to the title despite being high in the standings just check how many goals they have scored and you will agree with me.Marseille also looks distant from the title fight so far but Marseille is a team that when it gets steam it can be a really consistent winning team so let's wait and see.

At the start of this season PSG was the only team with quite warm talk but not about their greatness as French giant team but as big team that experienced significant decline in performance.

We don't know what Luis Enrique was thinking so he didn't immediately make some improvements to overcome the problems experienced by PSG and there will be quite lot of negative talk about him as coach.
Even though PSG is slowly starting to stabilize who knows whether this will continue or is it just a surprise maybe in the future they will experience another decline in performance.

There will be competitors at the start of each season but remember it still early so there plenty of time to see who is actually the strongest here.
Of the 3 teams above I still not sure they will have consistent game so there isn't much hope for them.

[shogun47]

It's a shame that Lens failed to win at home in the match against Lille last night and made them only draw 1-1. In fact, Lens have a full chance of winning, especially since they are the hosts and their previous victory against Arsenal in the Champions League or the previous week when they beat Strasbourg is expected to increase their confidence in being able to win again.

But unfortunately it didn't go quite smoothly because after all the opponent was Lille and from the start this was a match that was quite balanced in terms of squad depth. Even so, at least Lens can still secure one point to continue advancing to a better position and for Lille they have to be thrown to 7th place in the standings after only managing to get one point in this match.

Lens hasn't found their perfect rhythm yet. They have had this amazing game in the Champions League, but they are still in the midst of some issues to get back their consistency from last season. I like the team because they are the typical underdog that can surprise the big teams, which is something I like a lot in sports. I thought when they had their victory over Arsenal that this could be the beginning of a great phase for this season, but it didn't last very long. It's often surprising how much volatility there can be for a team when one week they can beat Arsenal and the next week everything is different again.

[onecall123]

Paris Saint-Germain bounced back after their defeat against Newcastle with a solid win over Rennes. Achraf Hakimi showed great form in this match. However, I still have doubts about psg's consistency; they seem to be struggling to stabilize their performance.
Monaco is holding the top position in the league after their impressive 1-3 victory against Reims. Nice follows in second place. psg needs to maintain a consistent performance to secure a top position in the league.

[aylabadia05]

There was already a 3-1 score in the first half which made me confident that Lyon would get their first win in Ligue. Uh, it turns out the score application installed on my smartphone sends a notification if the final score is 3-3.

PSG is struggling to reclaim the top of the standings. AS Monaco is maintaining 1st position in the standings from Nice, PSG and Brest.
Marseille is trying to get into the top four of the standings. Meanwhile, Lyon is doing its best to escape from the relegation zone.

What's wrong with Lyon?

[rendravolt]

It's a shame that Lens failed to win at home in the match against Lille last night and made them only draw 1-1. In fact, Lens have a full chance of winning, especially since they are the hosts and their previous victory against Arsenal in the Champions League or the previous week when they beat Strasbourg is expected to increase their confidence in being able to win again.

But unfortunately it didn't go quite smoothly because after all the opponent was Lille and from the start this was a match that was quite balanced in terms of squad depth. Even so, at least Lens can still secure one point to continue advancing to a better position and for Lille they have to be thrown to 7th place in the standings after only managing to get one point in this match.

Lens hasn't found their perfect rhythm yet. They have had this amazing game in the Champions League, but they are still in the midst of some issues to get back their consistency from last season. I like the team because they are the typical underdog that can surprise the big teams, which is something I like a lot in sports. I thought when they had their victory over Arsenal that this could be the beginning of a great phase for this season, but it didn't last very long. It's often surprising how much volatility there can be for a team when one week they can beat Arsenal and the next week everything is different again.

It's like Lens has lost its soul and is still unable to stabilize in Ligue 1, but I think they will still try not to be relegated this season. From the start, Lens was an underdog team and perhaps since last season their name has been worth considering because they have succeeded in becoming PSG's competitors in the top flight. But they cannot maintain these results again this season and the results can be as we see now, they are having a hard time winning and most of the time at the start of the season they have suffered too many defeats. This makes their position unsafe and even so it doesn't change the fact that they are still a strong team this season but they do need more time this time to recover.

[Pandu Geddon]

It's a shame that Lens failed to win at home in the match against Lille last night and made them only draw 1-1. In fact, Lens have a full chance of winning, especially since they are the hosts and their previous victory against Arsenal in the Champions League or the previous week when they beat Strasbourg is expected to increase their confidence in being able to win again.

But unfortunately it didn't go quite smoothly because after all the opponent was Lille and from the start this was a match that was quite balanced in terms of squad depth. Even so, at least Lens can still secure one point to continue advancing to a better position and for Lille they have to be thrown to 7th place in the standings after only managing to get one point in this match.

Lens hasn't found their perfect rhythm yet. They have had this amazing game in the Champions League, but they are still in the midst of some issues to get back their consistency from last season. I like the team because they are the typical underdog that can surprise the big teams, which is something I like a lot in sports. I thought when they had their victory over Arsenal that this could be the beginning of a great phase for this season, but it didn't last very long. It's often surprising how much volatility there can be for a team when one week they can beat Arsenal and the next week everything is different again.

It's like Lens has lost its soul and is still unable to stabilize in Ligue 1, but I think they will still try not to be relegated this season. From the start, Lens was an underdog team and perhaps since last season their name has been worth considering because they have succeeded in becoming PSG's competitors in the top flight. But they cannot maintain these results again this season and the results can be as we see now, they are having a hard time winning and most of the time at the start of the season they have suffered too many defeats. This makes their position unsafe and even so it doesn't change the fact that they are still a strong team this season but they do need more time this time to recover.

In fact, Lens has been able to perform consistently for several seasons. and the peak was probably last season because they almost beat PSG in the race for the trophy.
what happened this season seems to have really changed Lens' game and performance. The impact on the team is very bad, and all they can do is stay in Ligue 1 next season. because competing at the top of the standings will be very difficult for Lens this season. they need determination and a lot of improvement to rise.

[snipie]

Paris Saint-Germain bounced back after their defeat against Newcastle with a solid win over Rennes. Achraf Hakimi showed great form in this match. However, I still have doubts about psg's consistency; they seem to be struggling to stabilize their performance.
Monaco is holding the top position in the league after their impressive 1-3 victory against Reims. Nice follows in second place. psg needs to maintain a consistent performance to secure a top position in the league.

PSG performance are lower than the previous season which was better the season before which was better the season before that and so on.
I don't expect much from them in Champions League and I hesitate to support them this season for the Ligue 1 title except that I am sure their rivals aren't that good to maintain their top ranks. I mean if PSG get the title then it is thanks to the failure of their opponents and not because they are excellent.

What's wrong with Lyon?

Lyon is willing to visit Ligue 2 and won something after they failed to do it in Ligue 1. I don't have any other explanation about their catastrophic form. Not a single victory after 8 rounds? They received 16 goals! 2 goals in every match approximately? That's incredible!

[Velvet78]

Monaco and Nice are continuing from where they left on one hand. Especially Monaco had a tough game on paper. The odds were also proving that. Reims have had a really good run so far. Since the day Will Still started to manage this team there is a huge improvement. They are continuing on this way this season too.

However Monaco finished the job early in the second half already unlike my expectations. They got 3-0 ahead I mean and Reims couldn't answer properly. Balogun also scored against his old team. He was doing really amazing with Reims previously so I'm curious what he will do for Monaco this season.

[hahay]

I don't feel remorse for Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain because they deserve every worse events happening to them presently. PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi have absolutely nothing to offer to the club after been incharge close to decades, PSG is stagnant in performance, declined over the past seasons. Their humiliation against an average EPL side, Newcastle was probably not a good results for the team. Concerns Mbappe, he would have exited the club long ago but he stood back because of the heavy salaries promised and placing as the most valuable player in the team have made him to reject relevant bids from Real Madrid.

Honestly I wish PSG not to be able to make it to the Ligue 1 title this season. This performance doesn't deserve to win anything. Mbappe has been out-of-form recently as well which makes them even more inconsistent.

But of course they can't rely on only him. Sometimes we see a good team play but mostly we don't. Luis Enrique needs to do everything he can to improve this side of the team. When Mbappe leaves the team I don't know what they will do. Of course they can technically play strongly as long as they make a good improvement in team play. But can they do this? I don't know if this is related to Luis Enrique or the management of the team as a whole.

When a team experiences bad results and usually, they will also blame or criticize the coach. But I was also quite surprised, that when PSG got bad results, in reality, there didn't seem to be much criticism of Luis Enrique and instead they criticized Mbappe and/or still associated with Messi and Neymar who left. So yes, at this moment I personally conclude that Luis Enrique does not have good abilities and/or does not have the right plan to recover PSG quickly this season. If that happens, then of course PSG will find it difficult to win any titles and trophies this season.

[Swordsoffreedom]

I don't feel remorse for Kylian Mbappe and Paris Saint-Germain because they deserve every worse events happening to them presently. PSG president, Nasser Al-Khelaifi have absolutely nothing to offer to the club after been incharge close to decades, PSG is stagnant in performance, declined over the past seasons. Their humiliation against an average EPL side, Newcastle was probably not a good results for the team. Concerns Mbappe, he would have exited the club long ago but he stood back because of the heavy salaries promised and placing as the most valuable player in the team have made him to reject relevant bids from Real Madrid.

Honestly I wish PSG not to be able to make it to the Ligue 1 title this season. This performance doesn't deserve to win anything. Mbappe has been out-of-form recently as well which makes them even more inconsistent.

But of course they can't rely on only him. Sometimes we see a good team play but mostly we don't. Luis Enrique needs to do everything he can to improve this side of the team. When Mbappe leaves the team I don't know what they will do. Of course they can technically play strongly as long as they make a good improvement in team play. But can they do this? I don't know if this is related to Luis Enrique or the management of the team as a whole.

When a team experiences bad results and usually, they will also blame or criticize the coach. But I was also quite surprised, that when PSG got bad results, in reality, there didn't seem to be much criticism of Luis Enrique and instead they criticized Mbappe and/or still associated with Messi and Neymar who left. So yes, at this moment I personally conclude that Luis Enrique does not have good abilities and/or does not have the right plan to recover PSG quickly this season. If that happens, then of course PSG will find it difficult to win any titles and trophies this season.

@emrecemsan

I personally do not like how the authority is managing PSG. I also do not like the authority of the country France, as well, but that's another story.

Anyway, the PSG authority thought that they could do anything with money. But obviously, that is not true. I don't know what they deserve to be honest. But one thing I will say that they are definitely did not deserve to do well with the squad where Mbappé had authority over other players. They have made a lot of mistakes. But bringing in the new coach was a step in the right direction. Now let's see if the coach Luis Enrique can actually make things better. But it will definitely take a lot of time. Patience is something that PSG does not have which they should.

[Leviathan.007]

Paris Saint-Germain bounced back after their defeat against Newcastle with a solid win over Rennes. Achraf Hakimi showed great form in this match. However, I still have doubts about psg's consistency; they seem to be struggling to stabilize their performance.
Monaco is holding the top position in the league after their impressive 1-3 victory against Reims. Nice follows in second place. psg needs to maintain a consistent performance to secure a top position in the league.

PSG performance are lower than the previous season which was better the season before which was better the season before that and so on.
I don't expect much from them in Champions League and I hesitate to support them this season for the Ligue 1 title except that I am sure their rivals aren't that good to maintain their top ranks. I mean if PSG get the title then it is thanks to the failure of their opponents and not because they are excellent.

What's wrong with Lyon?

Lyon is willing to visit Ligue 2 and won something after they failed to do it in Ligue 1. I don't have any other explanation about their catastrophic form. Not a single victory after 8 rounds? They received 16 goals! 2 goals in every match approximately? That's incredible!

They lost players like Messi and Neymar in this season while each one of these players could perform well and help the team, we can't expect to see the same performance from PSG after losing many players in this season because they also got a new coach and this team also needs some time to get in the good form.

[shogun47]

It's a shame that Lens failed to win at home in the match against Lille last night and made them only draw 1-1. In fact, Lens have a full chance of winning, especially since they are the hosts and their previous victory against Arsenal in the Champions League or the previous week when they beat Strasbourg is expected to increase their confidence in being able to win again.

But unfortunately it didn't go quite smoothly because after all the opponent was Lille and from the start this was a match that was quite balanced in terms of squad depth. Even so, at least Lens can still secure one point to continue advancing to a better position and for Lille they have to be thrown to 7th place in the standings after only managing to get one point in this match.

Lens hasn't found their perfect rhythm yet. They have had this amazing game in the Champions League, but they are still in the midst of some issues to get back their consistency from last season. I like the team because they are the typical underdog that can surprise the big teams, which is something I like a lot in sports. I thought when they had their victory over Arsenal that this could be the beginning of a great phase for this season, but it didn't last very long. It's often surprising how much volatility there can be for a team when one week they can beat Arsenal and the next week everything is different again.

It's like Lens has lost its soul and is still unable to stabilize in Ligue 1, but I think they will still try not to be relegated this season. From the start, Lens was an underdog team and perhaps since last season their name has been worth considering because they have succeeded in becoming PSG's competitors in the top flight. But they cannot maintain these results again this season and the results can be as we see now, they are having a hard time winning and most of the time at the start of the season they have suffered too many defeats. This makes their position unsafe and even so it doesn't change the fact that they are still a strong team this season but they do need more time this time to recover.

That sounds very drastic to be honest. I don't think they lost their soul as that would mean other teams who are struggling at the beginning of a season also immediately lost their soul. It would surprise me if Lens has to fight against the relegation zone. I expect them to stabilize with their performances and more importantly with their results and then at least find their position in the midfield of the table. They also have the Champions League to play and instead of being a burden, I think it will help them raise their game to the next level and also raise their level in Ligue 1 accordingly. The bad start doesn't mean this season has to end in a catastrophe for them, but changes should happen rather sooner than later of course.

[AakZaki]

I read the news in the local media that PSG were given a punishment by Ligue 1. This is because some of those players sing Antigay songs. According to the news there are 4 players who were punished. They are Dembele, Hakimi, Randal Kolo Muani, and Layvin Kurzawa. Of course it's a loss for PSG, they don't have many of the best players. They have also not consistently started the league this season. Mbappe did not appear wholehearted.

[ILuckyGuyI]

What's wrong with Lyon?

A lot of things are wrong with Lyon this season. Laurent Blanc's time has run out and Fabio Grosso has been brought in his place. However there is no improvement at all after 3 games being left behind. They got 2 losses and a draw in these games. If they can't get themselves out of the relegation area and get away from it for a long time then Grosso's time might not be long either.

This game against Lorient was like the one in which they were the most productive in terms of goals. However they couldn't maintain a 3-1 lead and got a 3-3 draw at the end. The defense is still in horrible shape. They need to figure a way out for that area on one hand.

[FanEagle]

I agree that PSG is the one to beat and they are doing a great job without a doubt. I think it should be important to realize that it is going to be something that will take a while for people to realize that even though they had some bad results, that doesn't make them bad this season.

Because of how the team changed this summer, and the results weren't all that great, and then that terrible loss to Newcastle, everyone started to think that PSG wasn't doing that great, but we need to realize that it is not going that badly and we should be considering it changing at all times. I personally believe that the best thing to do in this case would be making sure that PSG is still good and we still bet on them to win.

I do not see them losing many points at all times and their odds are getting better as well so betting on them to win will be more profitable this season than it was last season or before. This is why I keep betting on them to win and get good returns.